Improvement in automatic fly-brushes



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL L. LONG, OF KEITHSBURG, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO W. D. SMITH.

IMPROVEMENT IN AUTOMATIC FLY-BRUSHES.

Spec'cation firming part of Letters Patent No.

162,452, dated April 27, 1875; application filed March 29, 1875.

To all 'whom 'it may concern' Be it known that l', SAMUEL L. LONG, of Keithsburg, county of Mercer and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fly-Brush, of which the folllowing is a specification:

My invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a fly-brush for tables, operated by clock-work, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, which forms a part of this specilication, and in which- Figure l is a plan view, and Fig. 2 a side elevation, of my fly-brush. Fig. is a detached view of the connection between the clock-work and fly-brush shaft.

.A represents the case or frame, divided by means of longitudinal partition in two compartments, one containing the clock-work B, and the other the operating-spring O, thus giving more room for said spring to expand. a is the last shaft in the train B, and on the end of said shaft is secured a disk, D, having a crank-pin, b, on its outer side. On this pin is loosely placed a box, d, which slides in a longitudinal slot in one end ot' a lever E,

which is pivoted at its other end to the frame or casingA. The lever E is provided with an outwardlyprojecting lip or ange, G, which is slotted longitudinally, and passed over a spiral part, h, of a vertical shaft, H, placed in suitable bearings I I, and having at its upper end arms J J, to which the brushes K K are attached.

WVhen the clockwork is in motion the disk D is kept continually revolving; thereby moving the lever E, with its ange G,continuously up and down; and as this Iange is placed over the spiral part h of the shaft I-I a reciprocating rotating motion is imparted to the shaft, and the arms and brushes att-ached thereto.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a liy-brush operated by clock-work, a spiral shaft, upon which the brushes are secured, in combination with a reciprocating 1ever, for imparting to said shaft a reciprocating rotating mot-ion, substantially as herein set forth.

2. rIhe combination of the revolving disk D, with crank-pin b and box el, the pivoted slotted lever E, with slotted liange G, and the shaft H, having spiral part h, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 1n y invention I hereunto afx my signature this lth. day of March, 1875.

SAMUEL L. LONG.

Vitnesses:

HENRY L. LONG, 

